Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia
Namibia: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,221 in 2020. β Volatile
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia, 2004β2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia is 1,221, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 619.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia peaked at 1,221 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99.54, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 26th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138.15 | 99.54 | 170.09 | 6 |
| 2010s | 793.45 | 169.81 | 1,154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,221 | 1,221 | 1,221 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Namibia was 1,221 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,221 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.54 in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 619.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.